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K5W5 · Triple W Airport

FAA-LID · US · 14 NTSB events

ID K5W5 Elev 244 ft Lat 35° 37.22' N Lon 78° 42.02' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,004 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 160° 3,004 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
34 340° 3,004 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.20%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K5W5 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.
  • ·NGT LDGS NOT RCMDD DUE TO NO THR LGTS.
  • ·BE ALERT FOR RISING TRRN ALL QUADS.
  • ·TWR (500 FT AGL/ 826 FT MSL) APPROX 1.75 NM NW OF ARPT.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. 75 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 9 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 52 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 35 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. 60 FT TREES 180 FT FROM THR OFFSET 111 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=14

  • Other 5
  • Ground collision 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-06-02 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
2016-09-16 Beech B23 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2011-12-30 Piper PA-28-161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2002-06-21 Navion Nav4 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1997-09-26 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · day →
1995-04-08 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1995-03-25 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day →
1993-02-05 Cessna 152 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1993-01-01 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · night →
1992-07-26 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-06-24 Cessna 401 · Other · day →
1989-05-13 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1987-02-01 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-06 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · night →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 11 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 13 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 15 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 18 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 18 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 18 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 36 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 36 nm
Stephen Lynn Henderson Carthage NC 39 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 46 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Elmer Brown Iii Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Harold Weston Johnson Jr Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Keith Lyle Mckee Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Cory Nicholas Weiss Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Benjamin Lynn Newman Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Christopher Nelson Halle Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Brian Ted Staples Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Brian Michael Gillespie Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Joshua David Peterson Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Brice Anthony Pinkowski Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Rosario Alberti Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
James Edward Walker Jr Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Keith Lyle Mckee Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Ronald Edward Fontenot Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Mario Lamarra Giordano Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Victor Francis Marchioni Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
James Leonard Rembach Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Andrew Fielden Baird Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
David J Elly Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm
Patrick Harold Morse Fuquay Varina NC 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 20 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 20 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 30 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 39 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 46 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 72 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 87 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 89 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 90 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 99 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.